Luca's POV
"Luca!! Please open the door!! Please baby talk to me!" I could hear the plea in her voice, but it wasn't enough for me. I needed her to understand that she has two mates and so far she has focused all her energy just on one. One who has continued to break her heart every chance he got.
Meanwhile, here I am looking like an i***t. I waited for my mate, and yet that still doesn't seem to be good enough for her to give me even an ounce of her attention or energy. I hate that I'm doing this. I hate that I feel like this. But it's what I feel and I'm done acting like I'm not hurt. f**k that. I am hurt.
"Luca, baby. Please just talk to me. Yell at me. Just don't ignore me. Please." She sobbed from the other side of my door. s**t. I needed to be away from her. If i see her now, I know I'll forgive her. And I'm not ready to yet.
"Leave me alone Elle. Please. Just give me some space for tonight." Was all I could say. "NO!" She yelled and then there was silence. What was she doing? I sat on my bed hoping that she left for the night. I could feel the cool breeze from my window blowing into the room. Wait, my window was closed I thought.
I looked up to see a very angry mate. "HOW DARE YOU LOCK THE DOOR ON ME!" She screamed. I starred blankly at her. Is she serious? She's turning this around on me? "Don't turn this around on me and make me the bad guy Elle" I say through gritted teeth. Her scowl fell and tears rimmed her eyes.
"You al-always leave yo-your door unlocked. Always." She hiccuped. "Yeah so we were always available when our mate would need us and look where that got us." I snarl back. A sob racked through her whole body. "I need you to leave. Because seeing you cry is only making me want to comfort you and I can't do that. Not tonight. Please Elle, I'm begging you!"
"Stop calling me that!!!" She yelled back. I looked at her confused. Calling her what? "You always call me Princess, or Love, or Baby. Don't call me Elle." She pleaded.
"I know that, but right now I can't look at you so please just get out." I say while starring blankly at my hands. "I'm not leaving until you talk to me Luca." Why does she have to be so damn difficult. "Fine. Stay. I'll leave." And with that I jumped out of my window shifting mid-air running towards the clearing I always go to clear my head.
Elle's POV
He just left. He jumped out of his window and left. No discussion. No waiting for my apology. Nothing he just left.
'Elle, they're just upset with us right now.' Clara reasoned.
'I know. Has Cole said anything to you?' I asked.
'No...he won't speak to me right now.' She whined. 'We broke their hearts and now they just want us to know what it feels like. We deserve this Elle.'
'Yeah. I know.' And with that I closed our link and felt Clara retreat to the back of my mind.
I walked out of his room, only to bump into Nick. "This is all your fault!" I yelled. "I know baby. I'm sorry." "No I'm sick of your apologies. Because of all your f**k ups I took the one mate who has been perfect for granted. Because of you I hurt one of the most important people to me. Because of YOU!" I was on rampage at this point and I didn't care if I was putting all the blame on Nick. Even though it was really my fault.
He didn't answer. He just turned around with his head hung and walked away. I went back to Luca's room and curled up into a ball on his bed. Surrounded by his amazing scent and prayed to the Goddess that he would forgive me.
Nick's POV
Her words rang over and over in my head. I get that I've f****d up, but she can't put all of this on me. I didn't tell her to only focus her attention on the s**t I did and ignore Luca. She's just as much at fault as I am.
Why is everything so f****d up. My brother's pissed at me and his mate. My mate's pissed at me because her mate's pissed at her. How can I fix this when I didn't even realize it was happening. This is just a s**t show. I heard Luca leave his room before and I think I may know where he is. I need to talk to him. Get him to forgive me and then get him to forgive Elle.
The clearing. He has to be there. I shifted into my black wolf and ran towards the clearing I know he went to. It's where he always goes when he needs to think. When life becomes too much. He has to be there. As I make my way there, I catch onto his scent and know I'm on the right path.
I walk through the clearing and spot his wolf laying with his head resting on his front paws. I know he knows I'm here and is refusing to look at me. 'Dude. Listen. I'm sorry. I'm sorry I f****d everything up so many times with her. And I'm sorry it distracted her from you. I know it's partially my fault and I hate that I've played a part in hurting you. You're a part of me bro. I would never do anything purposely to hurt you.' I say through our mind-link.
He huffs and looks at me. 'I know. I'm not really mad at you. I'm mad that your past keeps coming to bite you in the ass and it hurts our mate. But the ignoring me and not acknowledging the fact that I'm just as much her mate as you are part. That's all Elle, not you bro. Sorry I snapped at you before. I just have been holding it in for the last few weeks and needed someone to yell at and you were there' He explained.
I went over to him and nuzzled him. Hoping we were good. I could never live if my relationship with Luca or Aria ever broke. They both have a piece of me that would die if that happened. 'I love you man' I say. He looks at me and says 'I love you too asshole!' We both laugh and lay there for a while in a peaceful silence.
'So are you going to talk to her?' I ask.